2015-03-03 Attachment 1 it Item 5 Planning & Organisation Agenda Community Profile Report

Noosa Coommunity Profile
Final Rep
        port A


          Figure 7.4:: Median Hou
                                usehold and Personal In
                                                      ncome, Broad
                                                                 der Region, 2
                                                                             2011
                                             $1,400
                                                                        Median tota
                                                                                  al household incomee ($/week)
                                                                                  al personal income ($/week)
                                                                        Median tota

          Median Household Income ($/week)   $1,200



                                             $1,000



                                              $800



                                              $600



                                              $400



                                              $200



                                                $0
                                                      Noosa Shire LG
                                                                   GA         Soutth East Queensland              Quee
                                                                                                                     ensland
          Source: ABS (2011a)


7.3       Unemp
              ploymentt
           The highest rate off unemploym ment was re ecorded in Noosa
                                                                  N     North
                                                                            h Shore (at 12.2%),
            followed
                   d by Boreen Point, Kin K in and Cooth
                                                       haraba (9.3%
                                                                  %) and Coorroibah (9.2%
                                                                                        %).
           The lowest rate of unemployme
                               u        ent was recorded in Noos
                                                               saville and D
                                                                           Doonan (6.1%
                                                                                      %).

          Figure 7.5:: Unemploym
                               ment Rate, L
                                          Localities, 20
                                                       011
                                             14.0%

                                             12.0%
                 Unemployment Rate (%)




                                             10.0%

                                              8.0%

                                              6.0%

                                              4.0%

                                              2.0%

                                              0.0%




          Source: ABS (2011a)

           The Shirre’s unemplo
                               oyment rate
                                         e (7.5% in 2011) was 1.1 percentagge points hig
                                                                                       gher than
            the SEQ
                  Q region (6.4
                              4%) and 1.4 percentage points highe           State (6.1%).
                                                                er than the S




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